Book & Movie Recommendations

Book Reviews

• Book Reporter
• Book Riot
• Early Word
• The Guardian Books
• Kirkus Reviews
• New York Review of Books
• New York Times Book Review

Book Suggestions

• BookBrowse – Browse new books and read book reviews.
• Fantastic Fiction – Bibliographies for over 30,000 authors
• Goodreads – Find new books, post reviews, see what your friends are reading, & more.
• Gnooks – Explore the literature map and discover new authors you’ll like based on what you currently read.
• LibraryReads – Check out the top 10 books published this month that librarians love.
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America – Recommendations and reading lists for SF & Fantasy fans.
• Stop, You’re Killing Me! – Mystery, suspense, crime, spy, and thriller recommendations.

Series

• FantasticFiction – An extensive website with many authors and series lists.
• What’s Next? – An excellent resource to find the next book in a series.

Book Blogs

• Bookavore – Voracious reader with a certain verbal attitude.
• Stacked – Librarians. Reviews. Mayhem.

Join a Library Book Club

New members are always welcome. Click here to see what we’re reading.

• Banned Book Club – First Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.
• Bestsellers Book Club—Last Saturday @ 3:30 p.m.
• Books & Brews Book Club—Last Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m. (held offsite at Thimble Island Brewing Company)
• First Friday Book Discussion—1st Friday @ 11:00 p.m.
• Second Tuesday Book Club—2nd Tuesday @ 6:15 p.m.

Need books for your own book club? We have book club sets available for checkout! Each set includes 10 copies of the book, an author bio, and book discussion questions.

Additional Resources

• Book Spot’s Book Discussion Center
• Random House Reader’s Circle
• Reading Group Choices
• Reading Group Guides
• Best Books of the 21st Century from the New York Times
• Books We Love from NPR
• The Great American Read from PBS
• New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2024
• Oscar Winners and Nominees 2024